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1. And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on:
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1. Yet now H6258 hear H8085 , O Jacob H3290 my servant H5650 ; and Israel H3478 , whom I have chosen H977 :
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2. Thus said Jehovah, thy Maker, and thy Former, From the womb He doth help thee; Fear not, my servant Jacob, And Jeshurun, whom I have fixed on.
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2. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 that made H6213 thee , and formed H3335 thee from the womb H4480 H990 , which will help H5826 thee; Fear H3372 not H408 , O Jacob H3290 , my servant H5650 ; and thou, Jesurun H3484 , whom I have chosen H977 .
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3. For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine offspring.
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3. For H3588 I will pour H3332 water H4325 upon H5921 him that is thirsty H6771 , and floods H5140 upon H5921 the dry ground H3004 : I will pour H3332 my spirit H7307 upon H5921 thy seed H2233 , and my blessing H1293 upon H5921 thine offspring H6631 :
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4. And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.
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4. And they shall spring up H6779 as among H996 the grass H2682 , as willows H6155 by H5921 the water H4325 courses H2988 .
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5. This one saith, For Jehovah I am, And this calleth himself by the name of Jacob, And this one writeth with his hand, `For Jehovah,` and by the name of Israel surnameth himself.
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5. One H2088 shall say H559 , I H589 am the LORD H3068 's ; and another H2088 shall call H7121 himself by the name H8034 of Jacob H3290 ; and another H2088 shall subscribe H3789 with his hand H3027 unto the LORD H3068 , and surname H3655 himself by the name H8034 of Israel H3478 .
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6. Thus said Jehovah, king of Israel, And his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: `I am the first, and I the last, And besides Me there is no God.
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6. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 the King H4428 of Israel H3478 , and his redeemer H1350 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 ; I H589 am the first H7223 , and I H589 am the last H314 ; and beside H4480 H1107 me there is no H369 God H430 .
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7. And who as I, doth call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiquity, And things that are coming, And those that do come, declare they to them?
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7. And who H4310 , as I , shall call H7121 , and shall declare H5046 it , and set it in order H6186 for me , since I appointed H4480 H7760 the ancient H5769 people H5971 ? and the things that are coming H857 , and shall come H935 , let them show H5046 unto them.
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8. Fear not, nor be afraid, Have I not from that time caused thee to hear, and declared? And ye are My witnesses, Is there a God besides Me? yea, there is none, A Rock I have not known.
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8. Fear H6342 ye not H408 , neither H408 be afraid H7297 : have not H3808 I told H8085 thee from that time H4480 H227 , and have declared H5046 it ? ye H859 are even my witnesses H5707 . Is there H3426 a God H433 beside H4480 H1107 me? yea, there is no H369 God H6697 ; I know H3045 not H1077 any .
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9. Framers of a graven image are all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they are, They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed.
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9. They that make H3335 a graven image H6459 are all H3605 of them vanity H8414 ; and their delectable things H2530 shall not H1077 profit H3276 ; and they H1992 are their own witnesses H5707 ; they see H7200 not H1077 , nor H1077 know H3045 ; that H4616 they may be ashamed H954 .
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10. Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out -- not profitable?
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10. Who H4310 hath formed H3335 a god H410 , or molten H5258 a graven image H6459 that is profitable H3276 for nothing H1115 ?
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11. Lo, all his companions are ashamed, As to artizans -- they are of men, All of them gather together, they stand up, They fear, they are ashamed together.
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11. Behold H2005 , all H3605 his fellows H2270 shall be ashamed H954 : and the workmen H2796 , they H1992 are of men H4480 H120 : let them all H3605 be gathered together H6908 , let them stand up H5975 ; yet they shall fear H6342 , and they shall be ashamed H954 together H3162 .
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12. He hath wrought iron with an axe, And hath wrought with coals, And with hammers doth form it, And doth work it by his powerful arm, Yea, he is hungry, and there is no power, He doth not drink water, and he is wearied.
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12. The blacksmith H2796 H1270 with the tongs H4621 both worketh H6466 in the coals H6352 , and fashioneth H3335 it with hammers H4717 , and worketh H6466 it with the strength H3581 of his arms H2220 : yea H1571 , he is hungry H7456 , and his strength H3581 faileth H369 : he drinketh H8354 no H3808 water H4325 , and is faint H3286 .
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13. He hath wrought with wood, He hath stretched out a rule, He doth mark it out with a line, He maketh it with carving tools, And with a compass he marketh it out, And maketh it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the house.
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13. The carpenter H2796 H6086 stretcheth out H5186 his rule H6957 ; he marketh it out H8388 with a line H8279 ; he fitteth H6213 it with planes H4741 , and he marketh it out H8388 with the compass H4230 , and maketh H6213 it after the figure H8403 of a man H376 , according to the beauty H8597 of a man H120 ; that it may remain H3427 in the house H1004 .
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14. Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth it for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish it.
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14. He heweth him down H3772 cedars H730 , and taketh H3947 the cypress H8645 and the oak H437 , which he strengtheneth H553 for himself among the trees H6086 of the forest H3293 : he planteth H5193 an ash H766 , and the rain H1653 doth nourish H1431 it .
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15. And it hath been for man to burn, And he taketh of them, and becometh warm, Yea, he kindleth it, and hath baked bread, Yea, he maketh a god, and boweth himself, He hath made it a graven image, And he falleth down to it.
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15. Then shall it be H1961 for a man H120 to burn H1197 : for he will take H3947 thereof H4480 , and warm H2552 himself; yea H637 , he kindleth H5400 it , and baketh H644 bread H3899 ; yea H637 , he maketh H6466 a god H410 , and worshipeth H7812 it ; he maketh H6213 it a graven image H6459 , and falleth down H5456 thereto.
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16. Half of it he hath burnt in the fire, By this half of it he eateth flesh, He roasteth a roasting, and is satisfied, Yea, he is warm, and saith: `Aha, I have become warm, I have enjoyed the light.
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16. He burneth H8313 part H2677 thereof in H1119 the fire H784 ; with H5921 part H2677 thereof he eateth H398 flesh H1320 ; he roasteth H6740 roast H6748 , and is satisfied H7646 : yea H637 , he warmeth H2552 himself , and saith H559 , Aha H1889 , I am warm H2552 , I have seen H7200 the fire H217 :
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17. And its remnant for a god he hath made -- For his graven image, He falleth down to it, and worshippeth, And prayeth unto it, and he saith, `Deliver me, for my god thou art.`
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17. And the residue H7611 thereof he maketh H6213 a god H410 , even his graven image H6459 : he falleth down H5456 unto it , and worshipeth H7812 it , and prayeth H6419 unto H413 it , and saith H559 , Deliver H5337 me; for H3588 thou H859 art my god H410 .
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18. They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.
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18. They have not H3808 known H3045 nor H3808 understood H995 : for H3588 he hath shut H2902 their eyes H5869 , that they cannot see H4480 H7200 ; and their hearts H3820 , that they cannot understand H4480 H7919 .
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19. And none doth turn it back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, `Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.`
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19. And none H3808 considereth H7725 in H413 his heart H3820 , neither H3808 is there knowledge H1847 nor H3808 understanding H8394 to say H559 , I have burned H8313 part H2677 of it in H1119 the fire H784 ; yea H637 , also I have baked H644 bread H3899 upon H5921 the coals H1513 thereof ; I have roasted H6740 flesh H1320 , and eaten H398 it : and shall I make H6213 the residue H3499 thereof an abomination H8441 ? shall I fall down H5456 to the stock H944 of a tree H6086 ?
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20. Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, nor saith: `Is there not a lie in my right hand?`
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20. He feedeth H7462 on ashes H665 : a deceived H2048 heart H3820 hath turned him aside H5186 , that he cannot H3808 deliver H5337 H853 his soul H5315 , nor H3808 say H559 , Is there not H3808 a lie H8267 in my right hand H3225 ?
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21. Remember these, O Jacob, and Israel, For My servant thou art, I formed thee, a servant to Me thou art, O Israel, thou dost not forget Me.
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21. Remember H2142 these H428 , O Jacob H3290 and Israel H3478 ; for H3588 thou H859 art my servant H5650 : I have formed H3335 thee; thou H859 art my servant H5650 : O Israel H3478 , thou shalt not H3808 be forgotten H5382 of me.
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22. I have blotted out, as by a thick cloud, Thy transgressions, And as by a cloud thy sins, Return unto Me, for I have redeemed thee.
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22. I have blotted out H4229 , as a thick cloud H5645 , thy transgressions H6588 , and , as a cloud H6051 , thy sins H2403 : return H7725 unto H413 me; for H3588 I have redeemed H1350 thee.
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23. Sing, O heavens, for Jehovah hath wrought, Shout, O lower parts of earth, Break forth, O mountains, with singing, Forest, and every tree in it, For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, And in Israel He doth beautify Himself.
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23. Sing H7442 , O ye heavens H8064 ; for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath done H6213 it : shout H7321 , ye lower parts H8482 of the earth H776 : break forth H6476 into singing H7440 , ye mountains H2022 , O forest H3293 , and every H3605 tree H6086 therein: for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath redeemed H1350 Jacob H3290 , and glorified himself H6286 in Israel H3478 .
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24. Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy framer from the womb: `I am Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth -- who is with Me?
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24. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , thy redeemer H1350 , and he that formed H3335 thee from the womb H4480 H990 , I H595 am the LORD H3068 that maketh H6213 all H3605 things ; that stretcheth forth H5186 the heavens H8064 alone H905 ; that spreadeth abroad H7554 the earth H776 by H854 myself;
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25. Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish.
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25. That frustrateth H6565 the tokens H226 of the liars H907 , and maketh diviners mad H1984 H7080 ; that turneth H7725 wise H2450 men backward H268 , and maketh their knowledge foolish H5528 H1847 ;
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26. Confirming the word of His servant, The counsel of His messengers it perfecteth, Who is saying of Jerusalem, She is inhabited, And of cities of Judah, They shall be built, and her wastes I raise up,
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26. That confirmeth H6965 the word H1697 of his servant H5650 , and performeth H7999 the counsel H6098 of his messengers H4397 ; that saith H559 to Jerusalem H3389 , Thou shalt be inhabited H3427 ; and to the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 , Ye shall be built H1129 , and I will raise up H6965 the decayed places H2723 thereof:
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27. Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up,
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27. That saith H559 to the deep H6683 , Be dry H2717 , and I will dry up H3001 thy rivers H5104 :
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28. Who is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And all my delight He doth perfect, So as to say of Jerusalem, Thou art built, And of the temple, Thou art founded.
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28. That saith H559 of Cyrus H3566 , He is my shepherd H7462 , and shall perform H7999 all H3605 my pleasure H2656 : even saying H559 to Jerusalem H3389 , Thou shalt be built H1129 ; and to the temple H1964 , Thy foundation shall be laid H3245 .
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